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Location:

Phoenix,AZ,

Member Since:

Jul 23, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 22:15 (January 2005);
10K-48:40 (November 2005)
Half-marathon: 1:50:25 (, March 2006);
Marathon: 3:54:16 (January 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

BQ

Finish half marathon in January 2010

Run consistently

Lose pregnancy weight + 10 pounds 

 


 





Long-Term Running Goals:

Complete an Ironman triathlon; run the Comrades Marathon in South Africa (55 miles)
Marathon: sub 3:30
Half marathon: sub 1:40
10K: sub 42 minutes
5K: sub 21 minutes

Find out what my potential is and reach it.


Personal:

I've been running since high school (mid-1990s) and do pretty well when I'm focused on a goal. My main problem  is running consistently when I'm NOT training for something specific. I'm an attorney, and I've been married to my husband, also a runner, for 5 1/2 years. We live in Phoenix, Arizona.  We had a beautiful baby girl, Caroline, in August 2009.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.850.000.000.000.003.85

Yeah, I did it!  I got up at 4:45 am and met two girlfriends at the canal in the DARK!  We ran very slowly, kept stopping to stretch, etc., so I didn't have time to go any further.  That is fine, because I did 5 miles last night, and I knew 10 miles in less than 12 hours with minimal sleep would be rough. 

The timing was perfect.  My friend sent me a text message right after I logged off the blog last night asking if I wanted to meet them, so I jumped at the opportunity, knowing that it would ensure that I would get out of bed!  I also knew I would have to get to bed soon, so I did not even start watching the Bachelor (a guilty pleasure), because I knew if I started it I would watch the whole thing and not even start to get ready for bed until 10:00!  Killer self-discipline, except for the half-bag of chips I ate right  before my run last night.  I was so full I didn't eat dinner-oops!  Maybe next week I'll give up sugar and white flour!

Comments
From Lorenzpsu on Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 14:32:40

Hilarious. I actually did watch The Bachelor and I felt the pain this morning! It doesn't come on until 10 here, so I didn't go to bed until 11, which is almost 2 hours past my bedtime! But I'm glad I did it (both watching and running). I'm not liking this one as much as the past ones...

From crumpyb1 on Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 16:38:37

Shauna, thanks for the info about calculating your max heart rate.

And it's fun to hear about shows you like. Way to be strong and not watch it last night. This past summer I enjoyed So You Think You Can Dance.

From crumpyb1 on Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 16:47:35

I forgot to tell you... I did live down the street from Sarah and Sasha before we moved out to Utah. Sarah and I were able to run together for six months. I am the Adrianne, Sarah would talk about in her blogs.

From Shauna on Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 16:58:55

What a small little world inside the blog! The only other Phoenix people I know of on the blog are James and Lybi. If there are any others, let us know!

I can't remember if I heard this suggestion on the blog or somewhere else, but I just started a book log of the books I've read this year. I wish I would have started earlier! I've read 8 books so far this year, which sounds good unless you consider the fact that I read 3 of them in one week on vacation! So, hopefully I'll average out to one book a year by the end of 2007!

From Shauna on Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 17:05:57

Oops, I meant one book per MONTH!

Amanda, I did go on abc.com and read about last night's Bachelor episode...but it sounds like I didn't miss much.

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